Traverse-ring.



W. H. EDSALL.

TRAVERSE RING.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23.1915.

Patented J an. 25, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co, WASHINGTON, n. c.

I manna as} ra tler F1@Eo WILLIAM H. EDSALL, OF WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB T0 H. L. JUIDD COMPANY, OF WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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Application filed July 23, 1 915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that 1, WILLIAM H. EDsALL, a

Patented Jan. 25, 1916. Serial No. 41,438.

the side bars indicated at 1 -2, are permanently linked together by the link piece citizen of the United States of America, re- 14, which latter may likewise carry a cursiding at Vfallingford, New Haven county, tain supporting ye 15. In this modification State of Connecticut, have invented a new I have also shown another form of connector and useful Traverse-Ring, of which the for the bridge ends, wherein the two bridge following is a specification. ends are indicated at Il -12, respectively,

My invention relates to a new and useful the extremities of said bridge ends being traverse ring, the object being to provide upturned so as to bear against one another a simpl and elfective traverse ring construcas shown, in which position they may be held tion which is easily applied to a curtain pole by a clamping bolt and nut indicated at 16. and which will roll thereon with the utmost 17-17 represent the portieres which are freedom. attached in the usual manner to the sides In the drawings: of the ring. Figure 1 illustrates partof a passage way 18 represents the curtain pole. with a curtain pole therein shown in section It is obvious that to attach or detach the with my improved ring mounted thereon traverse rings, it is merely necessary to open as in use, part of the ring being in section. the upper bridge end thereof, whereupon Fig. 2 is a plan view of the ring. Fig. 3 is the said ring may he slipped over the pole an edge elevation thereof. Figs. 41 and 5 are into the proper position, wherein the bridged detail views. Fig. 6 illustrates a modificaend is connected so as to hold the anti-friction. Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7, tion rolls 7-8 on the pole 18 in the proper looking in the direction of the arrow. position. It is thus easy to apply or remove The traverse ring comprises the two side the portieres from the pole without disturbbars 1-2 which are suitably connected at ing the position of the pole. their lower ends, whereby the sides may be What I claim is: swung apart. This connection in its pref- 1. In a curtain ring, two side bars erable form is shown in Fig. 1, in which loosely connected at the lower side of said so view the bar 1 is provided with a lug 3 at its ring and shaped to form a curtain pole end designed to pass through a slot 4: near passage between them, an anti-friction dethe end of the bar 2. The slot 4 is somewhat vice carried by each of said side bars and a wider at its intermediate part to permit the bridging connection for said side bars above lug 3 which preferably has an expanded said anti-friction devices, said bridging con- 5 end to be passed through the slot 4 and then nection being separable whereby said ring interlocked by a partial turning movement. may be opened and closed to facilitate The s de bars 1-2 are constructed to provide application to and removal from a rod the diagonal seats 5-6 upon which are obsupport. liquely mounted the anti-friction rollers 2. In a traverse ring, two side bars loosely 1-8, said rollers being secured to said seats and separably connected at or near their by suitable headed studs or rivets 9-10 relower ends, a separable bridge connection spectively. The side bars 1-2 extend upfor the upper parts of said bars, an antiwardly above the roller seats 5-6, and are friction device carried by each of said bars then brought together so as to form a conbelow said separable connection and arnecting bridge, the two ends of which are ranged to rest on the upper part of a curindicated at 11-12. Any suitable means tain rod. may be provided for securing together the 3. In a traverse ring, two side bars sepaends of the bridge, for example, a clamping rably connected at or near their lower ends, nut 13 which may be mounted upon a suitan anti-friction device carried by each of we able clamping bolt 1-4. In this particular instance the part 12 has an upturned and slotted end as shown. In the modification shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the lower ends of said side bars and relatively movable therewith, a separable bridge connection between said side bars above said anti-friction devices, said anti-friction devices comprising rollers, a separate pivotal support for each roller, said supports being carried by said side bars respectively, and mounted to stand obliquely to each other when the ring is in overlapped detachable bridge, means for holding said overlapped portions in opera- 1c tive relation, inwardly directed bends in the side bars approximately midway in the length thereof, said inward bends comprising supports, an anti-friction device rotatably mounted on each of said supports, said anti-friction devices standing obliquely to each other.

WILLIAM H. EDSALL.

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